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A Rebel And an Outlaw: The Life of Jesse James
America loves outlaws: Butch Cassidy, Billy the Kid, John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, and many more. One of the most famous in American mythology is an original Wild West outlaw, Jesse James. The truth is the popular ideas about Jesse James are mythological. The man described in most of those stories did not exist. The
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Following Up: Florence and the Banking Machine: the Rise and Fall of the Medici Bank
**Following up is a series in which I explain interesting things about the topic I chose or why it matters that people know this history. It also provides a review of the books used with links to buy them. It greatly helps the blog if you use these links to purchase any book that interests
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Florence and the Banking Machine: the Rise and Fall of the Medici Bank
The Medici Bank of the Renaissance is possibly the most famous institution from that era. Historians often state that at its height, it was larger and more powerful than any of its competitors. However, the bank only lasted for less than one hundred years, and its time at the top was even shorter. Why did
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Outlaw Detectives and Strike-Breakers: The Pinkerton Detective Agency
Chances are you’ve heard of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. They’ve been portrayed in books, movies, and video games. (I will never forgive them for what they did in Red Dead Redemption.) They’re such a mythical part of American lore that I could see some people questioning if they were real. Well, they are, and they
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Vicious Enough to Write About: The Glanton Gang
Before discussing the Glanton Gang, I must confess that I’ve never read Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian. So, what I know about the fictionalized version of the gang and its members comes from reviews I’ve read online. I don’t think this fact will matter for the contents of this article, but I wanted to be upfront. Also,
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Entertainment by Exaggeration
The Review of My Confession: Recollections of a Rogue by Samuel Chamberlain This article is not something I intended to write. I was researching the Glanton Gang for another post and had to read this book in that pursuit. I was only a few pages in when I decided to write about this book and
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Why I Wrote It: Hitmen for a Revolution: Michael Collins’s Squad
**Why I wrote it is a series in which I explain interesting things about the topic I chose or why it matters that people know this history. Please see the story being referenced here. Before I get into what I found interesting or important, I think I should explain how I even began learning about
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Hitmen for a Revolution: Michael Collins’s Squad
Imagine for a second you’re a young man in your early twenties. You’re a revolutionary at heart and want nothing more than to take part in the war to free your country. Now imagine one of the rebels’ leaders asks you to join an elite squad that will be used for some of the most
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Why I Wrote it: Bank Regulation via Public Relations
**Why I wrote it is a series in which I explain interesting things about the topic I chose or why it matters that people know this history. Please see the story being referenced here. Sometimes I struggle to explain why I pick a topic. It is hard to explain why I think knowing this section
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Bank Regulation via Public Relations: The Pecora Commissions Impact
Quick Note: As I will mention below I tried something different with this one. An investigation about an investigation. Truthfully, there is a lot to this topic so I tried to give something that had a lot of different information contained. The Bank Act of 1933, commonly called Glass-Steagall, was one of the most significant
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